coffee bean
noun
plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared
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The shop is sourcing bagels from Battin’s Bagel Bike, which previously worked with Thompson at Cluster Coffee; sweets from Bella Bru Cafe; and coffee beans from Station Coffee Roasters.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Before Couplet opened its flagship shop in January, the coffee bean brand had already cultivated a devout following that leaned into aesthetics, limited-edition product drops, community-building, storytelling and social media.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The nose is rich and dense, featuring blackstrap molasses, dark cocoa, heavy rye spice, charred oak, and a touch of roasted coffee bean aromas.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Top exporters of furniture to the U.S. include China and Vietnam.
Coffee and chocolate
The U.S. imports about 80% of its coffee beans from Latin American countries such as Brazil and Colombia, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Before Couplet opened its flagship shop in January, the coffee bean brand had already cultivated a devout following that leaned into aesthetics, limited-edition product drops, community-building, storytelling and social media.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The nose is rich and dense, featuring blackstrap molasses, dark cocoa, heavy rye spice, charred oak, and a touch of roasted coffee bean aromas.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Top exporters of furniture to the U.S. include China and Vietnam.
Coffee and chocolate
The U.S. imports about 80% of its coffee beans from Latin American countries such as Brazil and Colombia, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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